the amounts are big sums. this is one example. by failing to -- 53 exend tours, totaling 169,439.49 in the total sum of expenditures that were made by the committee. >> reporter: some of kwame brown's campaign money was allegedly support to a firm owned by his brother. the attorney asked the board to take no action but to refer the whole matter to federal prosecutors. >> and while we do not agree, concede the allegations as being true, it's our position that as a matter of efficiency and expedition, this process is best served that this matter is referred to the office of the united states attorney. >> reporter: the chairman, toga west, wanted to know if the u.s. attorney has begun a probe of brown's campaign finance records. the short answer? yes. >> we have visited our office and they have taken records in -- related to this matter for whatever -- >> a source familiar with the probe said that federal agents have visited the d.c. authory who dugbo the kwame brown campaign records on more than one occasion. the u.s. attorney's off